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Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in response to concerns about Medicaid cuts. Texas received the largest grant for the 2027 fiscal year — almost $282 million —…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday his mass deportation campaign, which helped propel his return to the Oval Office, had gone too far and potentially led to Republicans losing the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections. “I think it might be too tough, yeah,” Trump said…
WASHINGTON — The chair of the campaign arm for U.S. House Democrats said during a Friday press conference that this week’s midterm elections resulted in an overwhelming blue wave because of Latinos. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said majorities won in the House and the Senate by…
In August, the Trump administration issued a new rule: no Medicaid funding for most types of gender-affirming care for children. Now, a group of transgender New Hampshire girls are suing the federal government to reverse the change, and U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe is deciding whether to pause the rule…
A new report from the Carsey School of Public Policy examines the barriers preventing non-English-speaking childcare providers and families from accessing childcare systems and resources, and what the other 49 states and Washington, D.C., have done to remove those barriers. The process for figuring out childcare can…
WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections, but Republicans will remain in charge of both chambers during the lame-duck session that spans November and December. The relatively brief five-week schedule, which begins Monday, gives GOP leaders a chance to wrap up unfinished…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday he will elevate Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, the first shake-up of his administration officials since Democrats trounced Republicans in the midterms. Former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will move to the “Trump Political Operation,” the president…
On Thursday night, while crews from across the country battled a wildfire in the dense woods of the White Mountain National Forest, residents of nearby communities and officials with the U.S. Forest Service crowded into the Shelburne Town Hall. The blaze, which according to officials grew to a peak of nearly 1,000…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to establish the Oval Office and White House Cabinet Room as a national monument in order to prevent any major renovations to those spaces that are not approved by Congress. Trump, who tore down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom,
Last month, the House Environment and Agriculture Committee recommended reconsidering the contents of a sidelined bill from last session: House Bill 1488, which sought to increase rabies vaccine exemptions for New Hampshire pets. The bill was sent for interim study by the full New Hampshire House in March and, with…
Alabama Republicans had hoped Rep. Shomari Figures would deliver a concession speech on Tuesday night after the state legislature redrew his district to be more GOP-friendly. Instead, the Democrat declared victory — winning nearly 54% of the vote. “We know what happened with this district,” Figures told supporters as…
A ballot measure meant to eliminate a defunct county-level position within the state’s judicial system just barely failed in Tuesday’s election, preliminary results show. According to the Associated Press, 64.7% of voters opted to abolish the register of probate, with 96% of votes counted. That’s just shy of the…
In these first days of a new political era, the simplest explanation for what transpired on Election Day is also the most common one: The American people have rejected the Trump administration’s Iran war, and they are sick of getting squeezed by the price of gasoline, groceries, healthcare, childcare, housing…
WASHINGTON — As the monumental midterm victories set in, Democrats began to talk strategy Wednesday on how to deliver what voters want: lower prices, attainable health care and an end to a stagnant and expensive conflict in the Middle East. Starting in January, the party will control both chambers of Congress, giving…
Rep. Alissandra Murray long assumed Democrats would take back the New Hampshire House this year. But it wasn’t until the Manchester Democrat saw the results of their own race Tuesday that they realized how big a night might lie in store. Murray’s purple, two-seat district is typically shared with a Republican. But as…
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress have just a couple months to decide how they want to balance investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration with securing his signature on major bills to address the cost of living, a top concern for voters. While Democrats gained control of the House and…
WASHINGTON — Winners of more than a dozen congressional and gubernatorial races have broken longstanding barriers of race, gender and sexuality. The results set records for the most Black governors and most women governors, and the first Black woman governor, Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms. Democrats, who flipped the…
Ahead of the midterms, Democrats wargamed dozens of scenarios looking at how President Donald Trump might try to undermine the election, everything from seizing voting machines to falsely declaring a foreign attack. But when the blue tsunami arrived Tuesday night, Trump seemed to let it wash right over him. In a…
For years, New Hampshire’s Executive Council has been controlled by Republicans with a 4-1 majority, election after election. However, that changed Tuesday. The “blue wave” that brought Democrats big wins in Congress and the state Legislature also flowed to the Executive Council. That 4-1 Republican majority council…
The fingerpointing is coming from inside the house. Vice President JD Vance said in a lengthy social media post Wednesday that Republicans’ shellacking in the midterm elections the night before was mainly due to the administration’s war in Iran. Though Vance sought to soften the blow to President Donald Trump by…
WASHINGTON — Voting ended Tuesday in this year’s midterm elections, leaving officials and volunteers counting tens of millions of ballots to determine which U.S. House and Senate candidates will take the oath of office in January. The post-election process includes numerous steps and varying deadlines for when ballots…
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries got one step closer to becoming the next speaker after Democrats delivered a sweeping victory in the midterm elections. If elected by a majority of House members, Jeffries would make history as the first Black person to hold the gavel. The 56-year-old Brooklynite…
Gov. Kelly Ayotte won a second term as New Hampshire governor Tuesday, defying a national midterm backlash against Republicans across the country and New Hampshire. But the New Hampshire the governor will lead for the next two years will be different from the one she won in 2024. Results early Wednesday morning…
Voters across the country administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and Republicans who hold majorities in Congress, with Democrats gaining comfortable majorities in the Senate and the House. Several U.S. Senate and House races remained uncalled by The Associated Press as Election Day ended on the East…
WASHINGTON — In a stunning upset, Democrats ousted Republicans and flipped control of the U.S. Senate Tuesday night, effectively establishing a barricade for President Donald Trump’s agenda for the last two years of his term. Democrats will now have the power to block many of Trump’s nominees, both executive and…
U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander defeated Republican challenger Lily Tang Williams in the race to represent New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday. The Associated Press called the contest at 11:05 p.m., with Goodlander holding 60% of the vote with 61% of votes counted. Williams had 37% of the vote when the race…
Stefany Shaheen spent years working up to Tuesday — and her victory over Republican Anthony DiLorenzo in the 1st Congressional District will keep the seat blue. Shaheen, 52, will replace longtime 1st District Rep. Chris Pappas, who vacated the seat to run for U.S. Senate. Shaheen, daughter of retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne…
This story was updated at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to include more up-to-date results as additional votes were counted. In an election that attracted attention across the country, Democrat Chris Pappas defeated Republican John Sununu to become New Hampshire’s next U.S. senator. He’s the first openly gay man elected to the…
America voted. After the Trump administration pressured election officials, after concerns that armed federal agents would deploy to the polls, after fears U.S. Department of Justice election monitors would intimidate voters — ballots were cast by the millions Tuesday, mostly without incident. Across the United…
WASHINGTON — Democrats will regain control of the U.S. House early next year, after voters throughout the country rejected the policies that Republicans and President Donald Trump implemented during the last two years. The Associated Press, which States Newsroom looks to for the projected winner of congressional…
There was a common refrain at the New Hampshire polls on Tuesday: frustration with high prices. The issue of affordability dominated a contentious midterm election cycle marked by clashes over candidates’ relationships to President Donald Trump, the Iran war, and concern over rising costs for childcare, healthcare…
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and shape President Donald Trump’s remaining policy agenda. As of Monday, more than 57 million Americans had cast a vote, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, mere hours before Election Day in the midterms that will determine control of Congress, denied the Trump administration’s final attempt to force California to set aside the ballots of 20,000 people it suspects are noncitizens. The decision marked a significant blow to President Donald…
As voters fan out to polling places and newsrooms prepare all-night coverage, much of the attention today will focus on control of the U.S. House and Senate. But what about New Hampshire’s legislative chambers? Recent state polls favoring Democrats and Democratic advantages in candidate recruitment this year suggest…
American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state election workers and voting rights leaders heading into Election Day. A cascade of courtroom losses over the weekend dealt a major…
WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most expensive and extraordinarily ugly midterms — galvanizing record-breaking early voter turnout among a deeply divided electorate. Voters on Saturday crossed the high-water mark of 52.7 million early votes cast…
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to require California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in a last-ditch appeal by the Trump administration to exert control over the state’s vote counting. The request came on the eve of Election Day and as more than 5 million…
New Hampshire is one of 24 states (plus Washington, D.C.) that allows citizens to register to vote on Election Day, so Granite Staters who haven’t yet registered can still cast their ballot in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Under state law, to register on Election Day voters need to bring to the polls proof of: identity…
Pam Hicks has lived in Hollis her whole life. Not all of her neighbors have been so lucky. The town’s rural charm, its scattered farms and orchards, and its highly ranked schools come with a price: eye-watering property taxes. Over the years, some families who moved there with kids figured that out, she says. “We
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Drinking water costs spiked faster than inflation, grocery prices and median household income, researchers at nonprofit Food & Water…
In roughly 48 hours, voters across New Hampshire will be lining up at polls to cast ballots in a number of races that could tip the balance of power in both Washington, D.C. and Concord. Here’s a look at some of the races that will be on New Hampshire voters’ ballots Tuesday. New Hampshire’s U.S.
U.S. Department of Energy officials came to the New Hampshire Seacoast on Friday to announce plans to distribute $70 million to universities across the U.S., a move they said was intended to boost training of mining engineers and other professionals of the domestic “critical minerals” workforce. But no university in…
As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of next week’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere. Facing sinking approval ratings over high prices, the White…
Medicaid recipients who are disabled or have a chronic illness will not have to prove they are unable to work to be exempted from new work requirements that take effect next year, a federal judge ruled Thursday. The decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns in Boston grants a partial victory to the 25…
On Tuesday, Granite Staters will head to the polls to elect leaders for state and federal office. Many voters will make their decisions based on the candidates and issues that matter most to them, not on whether a candidate has an R or D next to their name. Regardless of who you vote for, we
Will Nelson knows his way around a student voter registration drive. As a Dartmouth senior and co-president of Dartmouth Civics, a nonpartisan election information organization, Nelson has helped staff countless tables along innumerable campus walkways, from national spectacles like the 2024 presidential election to…
The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms. It’s hard to say how those people might have voted had they become U.S. citizens. Naturalized citizens voted Democratic for president by…
The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the U.S…
WASHINGTON — Communities throughout the country have been inundated with television ads and outside spending as politicians try to spur voter turnout in the most competitive U.S. House races in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The focus on a short list of campaigns highlights how much power voters in a small number of…
Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study. Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $11,508 a year on caregiving, according to a report released this week by
By law, New Hampshire polling locations are required to take certain measures to make voting accessible to people with disabilities. In an effort to help ensure those measures are taken, the Disability Rights Center of New Hampshire has created a hotline for people with disabilities who encounter problems while…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day.
Kathy Bates was elated when she heard that her attorneys and the state of New Hampshire settled a yearslong lawsuit over the Medicaid program that she relies on for care. Husband and wife duo Jim and Pat Piet are more skeptical and fear that this settlement alone won’t fix the lackluster program without harming other
Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights that could quickly lead to a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of federal authority. Democrats and voting rights advocates have…
Senators are due to return to Washington from a lengthy recess on Nov. 9, and a push for year-round daylight saving time is expected. But it faces strong opposition from senators in rural areas and those who represent states where children could be walking to school in darkness for most of the winter.
Lowering costs is taking center stage ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, and New Hampshire’s congressional candidates all discussed how childcare policy fits into their affordability policy at a forum last week.
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already made their way to the ballot box as early voting is underway in a midterm election that will determine control of the House and the Senate, possibly flipping one or both from Republicans to Democrats. As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 34 million people have…
The U.S. Department of Justice will again be visiting polls in Manchester and Nashua during next week’s elections, the department told election officials. Election monitoring is a longstanding practice that has attracted new partisan suspicion amid President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about elections and his attempts to…
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to every state ahead of Election Day, expanding a long-standing practice that’s spurred concern this year among Democrats and voting rights advocates because of President Donald Trump’s push to influence elections. The Justice Department for decades has…
This story was updated at 12:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to correct the description of a bill from Rep. Thomas Cormen. Although a mash of proposed restrictions and protections for AI data centers raised debate in the New Hampshire Legislature earlier this year, they largely failed to progress. Now, as early filings…
Americans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections. Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across…
Days before it was to go into effect, the Trump administration pushed back a U.S. customs rule threatening the supply of vital prescription drugs imported by millions of Americans. Under the rule, Customs and Border Protection and the FDA will require coding on packages that makes it easier to know what’s in them. It…
The leaves have only just begun to fall, but New Hampshire’s Department of Transportation is already raising concerns about snowplowing season. For years, the agency has struggled to recruit plow drivers and has turned to private contractors to make up the gap. On Wednesday, the department presented its latest…
This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. The readability of 2026’s ballot questions — which ask voters to weigh in on issues as varied as abortion, property taxes, voter ID and firearms — varies by state, political data tracking…
WASHINGTON — Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party controls the chamber for the next two years. The other 414 of 435 House districts are viewed by the…
The U.S. Department of Justice is stepping up its legal campaign over the midterm elections, suing Alaska over its U.S. Senate election and appealing a lawsuit against suspected noncitizen voters in California. Election law experts have cast doubt on the strength of the cases, criticizing them as performative. The…
With Election Day less than two weeks away, incumbent New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic nominee Cinde Warmington on Thursday pitched childcare providers on why they are the best candidate to improve childcare. During a forum hosted by Early Learning New Hampshire and Save the Children Action Network…
Earlier this month, a 50-year-old man riding his personal electric scooter in Washington, D.C., was killed when he collided with a woman on a rideshare scooter. In June, a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl died after her electric scooter slammed into a school bus in a suburb of Boston. And in April, an Atlanta woman…
This story was updated on Oct. 23 at 12:54 p.m. to clarify that the Oct. 2 U.S. District Court order had blocked enforcement of House Bill 323, not the law itself. New Hampshire high school and college students will be barred from using their school identification cards to vote Nov. 3, after the U.S. Supreme
As Election Day approaches, top Democrats on the intelligence committees in Congress are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump will allege foreign interference to discredit unfavorable results. And they want leading U.S. intelligence officials to be immediately reachable if he does. Sen. Mark…
WASHINGTON — The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs, according to a survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF. The cost of individual…
In preparation for incoming Medicaid work requirements, New Hampshire is purchasing technology systems designed to help the state implement the new policy. Congress has mandated that states like New Hampshire institute work requirements for their expanded Medicaid programs by January. The requirements mean many…
The New Hampshire Executive Council on Wednesday approved nearly $25,000 in federal funding for “emergency” work targeting invasive spotted lanternflies near the Massachusetts border. The flies, which can damage crops, forests and other plants, were first detected in New Hampshire this August in Salem. It is possible…
Artificial intelligence has upended the writing classroom. Four years ago, Stephen Marche was bold enough to state that the classic college essay was dead. He was absolutely right at the time. AI appeared on the scene as a force most educators were unable to contend with and unable to counter for the sake of academic
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to implement a rule that would terminate gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons. It means a lower court order that blocked the policy from going into effect will remain in place for…
National Democrats are suing President Donald Trump, accusing his administration of intimidating election officials and asking a federal court to block him from interfering in the midterm elections. The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday in Washington, D.C., comes as the Trump administration mounts a highly public offensive…
The buzzword of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections may be affordability, but growing anger over inequality is behind the sentiment. A Pew Research survey released in October 2026 found that roughly 6 in 10 Americans — including 4 in 10 Republicans — believe there’s too much inequality in the U.S. And a growing share from
Whether high school and college students in New Hampshire can use their student identification cards to vote on Nov. 3 remains up in the air, after the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office took the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court last week. The request, filed by the state Attorney General’s Office Thursday, asks…
Single-family home completions remain stuck at early pandemic levels as of September as costs, labor supply shortages and high interest take a toll on home builders, especially in the Northeast and South. Apartment building was a more mixed picture, down nationally but up sharply in the Midwest (53%) and West (18%)…
WASHINGTON — Immigrants living in the United States with humanitarian status from Ukraine and Sudan will retain their deportation protections and work authorizations for now, the Department of Homeland Security said over the weekend. More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese with Temporary Protected…
Cecil Abels, a Rochester Democrat running for state Senate, announced he is ending his campaign over concerns he may not meet New Hampshire’s residency requirement. New Hampshire requires state Senate candidates to live in the state for seven years before they can be elected. Abels said that in 2020, he spent nine…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for…
While U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was visiting New Hampshire last week, GO-NORTH announced a new $11 million project aimed at strengthening the state’s emergency medical services. The project, officials said at a Concord press conference Friday, will provide rural EMS providers with new equipment and…
Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly every station at the buffet in short supply, the adaptable eaters are turning to human food. From California to Connecticut…
The Women of the Mountains Birth Initiative, also known as WOMB, and Families Flourish Northeast Inc. received $119,705 to help tackle the maternal health crisis in northern New Hampshire, the Northern Border Regional Commission announced. They’re two of 14 organizations across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and…
A group of people who say they were abused as children under the state’s care argue that New Hampshire officials have pulled the rug out from under them. Now, they want the state Supreme Court to intervene and make New Hampshire stay true to a promise they say was made to them. New Hampshire’s juvenile
The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. economy with such force since the railroad expansion of the late 1800s, when titans battled one another to lay the…
The theme of Saturday’s nationwide No Kings protest was “vote early.” However, New Hampshire — which saw demonstrations in Portsmouth, Nashua, Littleton and other cities — doesn’t allow early in-person voting. All voting in New Hampshire, by state law, takes place on Election Day, which is Nov. 3 this year, or via…
In a visit to Concord Friday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cast doubt on the safety of the hepatitis B vaccine but wouldn’t comment on state legislation in New Hampshire that his agency inspired. In June 2025, Kennedy fired every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory…
The New Hampshire Child Care Advisory Council is reducing the number of its scheduled meetings ahead of a new legislative session and another budget year. The council was legislatively enacted in 1995 and serves as the official advisory body for childcare matters in New Hampshire. The council’s role is to inform and…
Party control is up for grabs in 15 state legislative chambers across the country as Republicans are increasingly on the defensive this midterm election cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan newsletter Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics released its final analysis of state…
Throughout campaigns in New Hampshire and all over the country, candidates have made affordability a key focus as the cost of living rises. In New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, both Republican nominee Anthony DiLorenzo and Democratic nominee Stefany Shaheen say rising childcare costs are impacting families…
Most of us know the feeling. A statement goes out from Concord or Washington, and the thing we were worried about has been saved. New Hampshire heard that news in May, when Gov. Kelly Ayotte, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest would stay open…
WASHINGTON —Suddenly there’s hope for cutting the reams of red tape that can make getting new energy projects a seemingly endless slog. Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting reform.” A debate is likely when…
With Casella Waste Services’ landfill in Bethlehem slated to close at the end of this year, town officials are preparing for a post-landfill future. But with the closure arriving sooner than anticipated, those preparations have been shaded by persistent trash-related tension. The end of operations at the landfill also…
Gov. Kelly Ayotte called for a program Wednesday to provide free tuition for New Hampshire community college students with a total family income of up to $100,000, and said she would add such a proposal in her budget if reelected. The announcement, made at an event at Manchester Community College, comes on the heels of
It’s mid-October, and New Hampshire has never been more stunning. How stunning? The autumn reds and golds are barely muted by the pall of another election season. Not that this campaign cycle hasn’t tried its soulless best to drape the landscape in gray. This year’s ads, namely those featuring (or targeting) U.S…
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, recipients…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection need to improve oversight and guidance for federal immigration officers’ use of body-worn cameras, according to a Wednesday report from independent federal investigators. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security…
This story was corrected on Oct. 14 at 1:34 p.m. to state that the median two-bedroom rent in 2024 was higher than what the median teacher salary could comfortably afford. The rent itself was not higher than the median monthly salary. To choose the teaching profession in New Hampshire is to navigate a series of